Advertisement for Virginia Planter's Best Tobacco
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Title
Advertisement for Virginia Planter's Best Tobacco
Subject
Marketing and Imagery of Tobacco Plantations in 18th-Century Virginia
Description
This advertisement features an illustration of a white planter smoking a pipe, surrounded by enslaved individuals holding farming tools like hoes and providing shade with an umbrella. The image reflects the idealized portrayal of plantation life, emphasizing the labor of enslaved people in tobacco cultivation. The depiction offers insight into the promotional materials of the time and the societal perceptions of plantation dynamics.
Creator
Unknown - The specific artist is not listed, but it was likely created by an advertising or promotional artist associated with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Source
Martha Washington's "Virginia Planter's Best Tobacco" Advertisement
Date
18th Century
Contributor
Mariah Conaway
History 390, Spring 2025
History 390, Spring 2025
Rights
Rockefeller Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Language
English
Type
Image
Files
Citation
Unknown - The specific artist is not listed, but it was likely created by an advertising or promotional artist associated with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation., “Advertisement for Virginia Planter's Best Tobacco,” Mason History, accessed July 27, 2025, https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/items/show/56.